Which book did Henri Bergson write about the meaning of comedy?

The French philosopher Henri Bergson explored the meaning and nature of comedy in his essay titled "Laughter" (originally published in French as Le Rire).1

In this work, Bergson posits that the comic arises when something mechanical is "encrusted" upon the living. He argues that laughter serves as a social corrective, functioning to repress behaviors that deviate from societal norms, such as absentmindedness or a lack of adaptability. By focusing on these general human tendencies rather than individual traits, Bergson distinguishes the comic from the tragic, emphasizing that comedy acts as a mechanism to encourage social cohesion.1